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Senior Myanmar official rejects 'ethnic cleansing' charge

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against what the demonstrators say are the killing of the Rohingya people in Myanmar, in New Delhi, India, September 13, 2017.

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against what the demonstrators say are the killing of the Rohingya people in Myanmar, in New Delhi, India, September 13, 2017.

Palesa Manaleng

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against what the demonstrators say are the killing of the Rohingya people in Myanmar, in New Delhi, India, September 13, 2017.

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against what the demonstrators say are the killing of the Rohingya people in Myanmar, in New Delhi, India, September 13, 2017.

Palesa Manaleng

GENEEVA – A senior Myanmar official on Thursday rejected a UN accusation that his government has been carrying "ethnic cleansing" against the Rohingya Muslim ethnic group.

"We often heard many accusations that there is ethnic cleansing or even genocide in Myanmar.... it is not the policy of the government," Myanmar&39;s National Security Advisor Thaung Tun, Union Minister for the Office of the Union Government of Myanmar told a press conference in the United Nations&39; European headquarters in Geneva.

"Whenever there is clear evidence we will make sure that action is taken against those who have perpetrated any crimes or those who have cause human rights abuses," he added.